The Period Education Project, PO Box 1213, Greenville, SC (2026)

05/12/2026

Together, we can help end the cycle of period poverty. 🙌🏽🩸

Did you know that 2 in 5 people who menstruate struggle to afford the period products they need? That can mean missed school, missed activities, stress, stigma, and feeling unprepared during a completely normal part of life.

That’s why we’re joining forces with for their 7th annual Period Poverty Awareness Week (May 11–17) to raise awareness, spark conversations, break the stigma, and advocate for change. 💥

At Period Education Project, we also know that supplies alone are not enough. Education is just as important and is often the missing link in addressing period poverty. When young people have access to factual menstrual health education, they feel more confident in their bodies and more comfortable talking about periods without shame. ❤️

Together, we can break the stigma and make sure everyone has access to BOTH the products and education they deserve. ✨🩸

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05/05/2026

We’re feeling extra grateful 🩷

We’re proud to be a recipient of the Charitable Foundation as they celebrate 10 years of making beauty a force for good. ✨

Through their support, our partnership with helps ensure girls have access to the information they deserve. We’re talking age-appropriate, factual menstrual health education that breaks stigma and builds confidence, because understanding your body is powerful. 🩸💥

And the impact doesn’t stop there… PEP equips future doctors (our Period Pros!) to lead these conversations, creating a ripple effect that carries into future patient care.

Now through May 30, you can support this work by donating at any Ulta Beauty store. 💖
 100% of in-store donations go to UBCF—fueling programs like ours that are closing gaps in girls’ and women’s health every single day.

Let’s keep the momentum going 🙌

05/04/2026

📊🩸 Menstrual Health Report Cards are in… and we’ve got some work to do.

As we head toward Menstrual Hygiene Day (May 28), ask yourself: What if every state got a grade on how well they support people who menstruate?

Thanks to Days for Girls International and ISSA The Worldwide Cleaning Industry Association, we now have answers.

💥 The highlights: • 15 states scored a D or lower • Only 5 states earned an A or A- • Just 5 states protect donations of period products (yes… only FIVE)
Let that sink in.

⚠️ Important note:
These report cards focus on the legislative landscape around access to menstrual products—not menstrual health education.
(And if you know us… you know we’ll be first in line when education gets graded 👀✨) 
✨ The good news? Both Republican- and Democrat-led states are earning A’s—proving this is a nonpartisan issue we can all get behind.

📣 Now it’s your turn: 👉 Check out your state’s score (link in bio 👆) 👉 Share it with your community 👉 Ask: How can we do better?

When communities listen, change happens.
Because managing a period safely by having products available isn’t a privilege—it’s a basic need. 🩸

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04/30/2026

🚨 Period poverty isn’t just about products—it’s about access, education, and policy.

At our latest PEP Talk, we explored how period poverty shows up in adolescent health care—and how federal policy decisions shape who gets access… and who doesn’t. 🩸⚖️

🎤 Featuring: Kayla Shine, PGY-2 OB/Gyn at Emory and past period pro + Katie Astrich, Board member of PEP and Director of Public Policy at Girls Inc.

From clinic rooms to community spaces, they highlighted what this looks like in real life—and what providers can actually do about it. 👇

🩺 Start with better questions.
Screening for period poverty can be simple—but powerful:
• Have you needed period products but didn’t have enough money to buy them? • Have you missed school because you didn’t have enough period products? • Have you ever felt stressed about not having enough period products?

👉 If yes to any of these in the past 12 months = positive screen
💥 Because if we’re not asking, we’re missing it.

✨ The conversation also unpacked: • How period poverty impacts adolescent health + education • Where gaps in care and access still exist • What’s going on with legislation at the federal level.  • How future physicians can advocate—right now

Bottom line: Menstrual health is healthcare. And access shouldn’t depend on stigma, silence, or shifting policies.

📣 Let’s normalize the questions. Let’s close the gap.

04/27/2026

Elmwood Park Library became more than just a place for books—it became a space for confidence, conversation, and community. 💥

At this in-person PEP Rally, led by Suvitha Viswanathan and Phaedra Johnson from Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, participants didn’t just learn about periods, they experienced what it means to feel prepared and supported.

Thanks to our friends at and their Library Lover’s Month giveback campaign, something pretty incredible happened. Everyday purchases across the country turned into meaningful impact….10,000 pads donated to PEP. 🩸✨

And at Elwood Park Library? 500 of those pads went straight into the hands of participants!

But this wasn’t just about distribution. It was about interaction.
Pads were used in real-time demonstrations, giving participants the chance to see, touch, and understand period products in a safe, judgment-free environment. Because when young people can engage with these products before they actually need them, we reduce fear, normalize the experience, and build confidence.

Even better? Participants packed their own period kits to take home, walking away not just with knowledge, but with tangible support.
That’s the magic of partnerships like Aunt Flow. A true win-win.
Because knowledge is powerful… but knowledge plus access? That’s how we truly show up for under-resourced youth. 🩸💥

04/20/2026

When language is a barrier, health is too. 💥

Understanding what’s normal (and what’s not) when it comes to adolescent menstrual cycles isn’t just helpful—it’s powerful. 🩸✨
Because when young people can recognize when something isn’t quite right, they’re better equipped to speak up!
At this recent PEP Rally, we saw just how critical language access is to that impact. 💥
 We had the opportunity to connect with youth whose first language isn’t English—and thanks to real-time Spanish translation, the conversation didn’t just happen… it landed. It was understood. It was empowering.

This special pilot with Girls Inc. of the PNW was led by incredible Period Pros Diane Kang and Zoe Agle from the Keck School of Medicine of USC. They were joined by Dr. Carolina Venturi, a graduated Period Pro now in the Pediatric Residency program at Baylor Hospital in Houston, who helped lead the program in Spanish—making sure every participant could fully engage, ask questions, and see themselves in the conversation.

Because translation isn’t just about words—it’s about trust, inclusion, and making sure no one is left out of learning about their own body. 💛

Dr. Venturi, thank you for continuing to show up and lead with purpose—we love seeing our Period Pros carry this work forward.

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04/13/2026

Can a man make your period start early… just by talking?

Yeah… we need to talk about this one 😅
A viral trend (thanks, TikTok 🙃) claims that a deep male voice can magically trigger a period. Like… sir, this is not a Bluetooth connection.

Here’s the reality: Your menstrual cycle is controlled by a complex hormonal system—brain + ovaries + hormones working in sync. Not… someone lowering their voice an octave.
So what’s actually happening? 👉 If your period starts after hearing “the voice,” it was probably already on its way 👉 Our brains LOVE to connect dots that aren’t really connected 👉 Cue: coincidence + perfect timing = viral myth

We’ve seen this before… Remember when people thought: • periods sync with roommates • the moon controls your cycle 🌙 • or pheromones run the show

Science says: not really.
✨ What can affect your cycle? Stress, illness, hormones, major lifestyle changes—aka real biology, not baritone voices.

Bottom line: Your period doesn’t take requests. And it definitely doesn’t respond to “lower your tone.”

04/08/2026

Art has shown blood for centuries… war, violence, sacrifice—you name it.
But period blood?
Yeah… that got edited out. 🫠

Shoutout to 👏 for launching “Art’s Missing Period,” a campaign calling that out—bringing forward artwork (some dating back 35,000 years) that was hidden, rejected, or never shown because it made people “uncomfortable.”

Let’s pause on that. Not inaccurate. Not inappropriate. Just… uncomfortable.

And that’s exactly the point 👇
Periods don’t hold people back— 🚫 hiding them does.

When something as universal as menstruation is erased from art (literally one of the oldest forms of storytelling), it tells us everything we need to know about stigma… and why it sticks around.

At PEP, we’re here to change that narrative—one conversation, one classroom, one future doctor at a time 💥

Because when we normalize periods → we normalize bodies, health, and real life.

What do you think—where does period stigma still show up in ways people don’t even notice? 👀

🎨🩸 Want to see the artwork? The video and virtual gallery are live—check the link in our bio.
🎨 Artwork featured: Jasmine Alicia Carter

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04/02/2026

We turned periods into power moves all year long 💪🩸

Our 2025 Annual Report just dropped—and WOW:
�✨ 8,500+ youth educated�✨ 394 medical students trained as Period Pros�✨ 276 PEP Rallies delivered�✨ 21 states + 23 medical schools (and growing 👀)

And that’s not all… �📈 250% growth in geographic reach�📈 500% increase in med students trained each year

This is what happens when education, passion, and purpose come together 💥

Plus, during a PEP Rally, early exposure to our Period Pros—future doctors who reflect their communities—opens doors to possibility and inspires future careers in medicine.

This is how we start changing healthcare, long before a white coat is ever worn.

Warning: You might feel inspired after reading 😉�👉 Take a peek and celebrate this movement with us! �https://periodeducationproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/PEP-2025-annual-report.pdf

03/26/2026

🧠 Period Pro Emily Dai from SUNY Downstate College of Medicine is shining a light on something many people experience but few fully understand: menstrual migraines.

These aren’t “just bad headaches.”

They’re real neurologic events connected to the brain and hormonal changes during the menstrual cycle.

When estrogen levels drop before a period, it can affect serotonin and increase sensitivity in the brain’s pain pathways—creating the perfect storm for a migraine.

For many people, these migraines show up at the same time every cycle, which means something powerful:
✨ Tracking your cycle and symptoms can help predict and manage them.

But Emily highlights something just as important as the science: Too often, period-related pain is minimized. But common does
Because when we understand our bodies better, we can take better care of them. 💙

Read Emily’s full blog (link in bio) to learn more about the connection between hormones, the brain, and menstrual migraines.
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03/20/2026

🎉 Happy Match Day to our 35 graduating Period Pros! 🎓
Today is your day and we are SO proud of you. Truly.

Watching you grow into future physicians who aren’t afraid to talk about periods? That’s the dream.

You’ve proven that great doctors don’t just diagnose and prescribe — they educate, listen, and normalize conversations that matter.

And now… the envelopes are opened, the celebrations are happening, and the next chapter begins! 🎊

👇 Period Pros — drop your MATCH + specialty below so we can celebrate you!

Your future patients are about to have a doctor who isn’t afraid to say the word period!

And honestly… healthcare needs more of that.

Congratulations Class of 2026 Period Pros — go change the world (one conversation at a time). 💙

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